PS5 Exploit Guide

solitaire4eva · May 20, 2026

Adam512 said:
on 2.x the HV is turned off without any drawbacks. It's really proffesional.

The next one up to 6.02 is only made for linux so far, to make it work like "ps5 hen" some work is still needed but there will probably be some drawbacks like in 4.x

What about the HV that only works with 3.0 and the game "Don't Starve"? Is it a full HV like 2.xxx one?

Adam512 · May 20, 2026

solitaire4eva said:
What about the HV that only works with 3.0 and the game "Don't Starve"? Is it a full HV like 2.xxx one?

dont starve is just userland.

In fw 2.xx hypervisor is part of the kernel. From version 3.00 sony separated HV so it works a little differently... so you can't compare.

I think I read here that FW on version 3.x is supposed to have some advantages that don't work on version 4.x, but I don't know what it was supposed to be about... on the front page of this thread it says possible keys exploit so maybe this? maybe kiiwii or someone else has more information.. I don't know what exactly keys exploit means

solitaire4eva · May 20, 2026

yeah I remember hearing something about keys in 3.0. I remember a dev saying dont uodate to 4.

HS2005 · May 20, 2026

Trophy unlocker

PHU Games Tools v1.15.0-alpha r19.57 TROPHY MULTI-USER FIX PUBLIC

What's new in r19.57

Firmware 6.02 now supported Trophy install + unlock works on fw 6.02 too. 16 firmwares supported in total (4.03 → 12.70 PS5 Pro).

Fix — Trophies now show up in your profile On some consoles, trophies were installed but didn't appear in the PSN profile. Fixed. Next time you launch your game, trophies update automatically.
Fix — Multi-user works properly If you switch PS5 user and relaunch a game, trophies now install correctly for the new user. Each profile sees its own trophies — no more juggling between users.

On some firmwares, after quitting a game, wait a few seconds before relaunching it. Trophies are local — do not sync to PSN with your main account.

Firmware supported (16)

4.03
4.50
5.02
5.50
6.02
6.50
7.61
8.00
9.40
9.60
10.00
10.01
11.20
11.60
12.00
12.70 (PS5 Pro)

Link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme...25183f1221897eb5ff1f9d823c2b57f3e5ee9bdd7e25&

schatzi24 · May 20, 2026

Work this on my Pro 9.05?

yonasz · May 20, 2026

Theone5000 said:
Trophy unlocker

PHU Games Tools v1.15.0-alpha r19.57 TROPHY MULTI-USER FIX PUBLIC

What's new in r19.57

Firmware 6.02 now supported Trophy install + unlock works on fw 6.02 too. 16 firmwares supported in total (4.03 → 12.70 PS5 Pro).

Fix — Trophies now show up in your profile On some consoles, trophies were installed but didn't appear in the PSN profile. Fixed. Next time you launch your game, trophies update automatically.

Fix — Multi-user works properly If you switch PS5 user and relaunch a game, trophies now install correctly for the new user. Each profile sees its own trophies — no more juggling between users.

On some firmwares, after quitting a game, wait a few seconds before relaunching it. Trophies are local — do not sync to PSN with your main account.

Firmware supported (16)

4.03

4.50

5.02

5.50

6.02

6.50

7.61

8.00

9.40

9.60

10.00

10.01

11.20

11.60

12.00

12.70 (PS5 Pro)

Link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1506736258871857232/1506736259215655063/PHU_Games_Tools_v1.15.0-alpha_r19.57_TROPHY_MULTI-USER_FIX_PUBLIC.zip?ex=6a0f58fe&is=6a0e077e&hm=6d001aa36f8852171d3f25183f1221897eb5ff1f9d823c2b57f3e5ee9bdd7e25

Do I have to send payload only or I have to copy all files somewhere?

schatzi24 · May 20, 2026

Have tested work on my Pro 9.05

Adam512 · May 20, 2026

Theone5000 said:
Trophy unlocker

PHU Games Tools v1.15.0-alpha r19.57 TROPHY MULTI-USER FIX PUBLIC

What's new in r19.57

Firmware 6.02 now supported Trophy install + unlock works on fw 6.02 too. 16 firmwares supported in total (4.03 → 12.70 PS5 Pro).

Fix — Trophies now show up in your profile On some consoles, trophies were installed but didn't appear in the PSN profile. Fixed. Next time you launch your game, trophies update automatically.

Fix — Multi-user works properly If you switch PS5 user and relaunch a game, trophies now install correctly for the new user. Each profile sees its own trophies — no more juggling between users.

On some firmwares, after quitting a game, wait a few seconds before relaunching it. Trophies are local — do not sync to PSN with your main account.

Firmware supported (16)

4.03

4.50

5.02

5.50

6.02

6.50

7.61

8.00

9.40

9.60

10.00

10.01

11.20

11.60

12.00

12.70 (PS5 Pro)

Link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachme...25183f1221897eb5ff1f9d823c2b57f3e5ee9bdd7e25&

does it need to be run after every console start, or is it enough to run it once and once I have registered trophies for one game, there is no need to run it again after restarting the console?

BTW: I read on discord that this could possibly be part of kstuff in the future

HS2005 · May 20, 2026

yonasz said:
Do I have to send payload only or I have to copy all files somewhere?

Use it as part of your autoloader when you boot op your system. My config:

Code:

garlic-savemgr.elf
!3000
shadowmountplus.elf
!3000
kstuff.elf
!3000
phu_overlay.elf

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2026

Adam512 said:
does it need to be run after every console start, or is it enough to run it once and once I have registered trophies for one game, there is no need to run it again after restarting the console?

BTW: I read on discord that this could possibly be part of kstuff in the future

You need to run the payload when you reboot your system. So if you have one tropy registered or 0% on a game you stiil have to always use the payload.

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2026

schatzi24 said:
Work this on my Pro 9.05?

Well yes. It's not on the list because full tests have not been done yet for the firmware, so if you break your Trophy database... Well it's a risk. But you can try. Not all bugs have been fixed.

ThePSGuy · May 20, 2026

Apologies for the noob question but do I absolutely need to have kstuff-lite to mount and run backups using ShadowMountPlus? I heard kstuff-lite was already included in ShadowMountPlus (kinda like how it already includes BackPork) so wouldn’t that be redundant if I have both running at the same time?

I don’t know why but it sounds wrong to me so I probably misread something, hence why I’m asking.

littlemisskittn · May 20, 2026

ThePSGuy said:
Apologies for the noob question but do I absolutely need to have kstuff-lite to mount and run backups using ShadowMountPlus? I heard kstuff-lite was already included in ShadowMountPlus (kinda like how it already includes BackPork) so wouldn’t that be redundant if I have both running at the same time?

I don’t know why but it sounds wrong to me so I probably misread something, hence why I’m asking.

I believe so as I load kstuff lite with ShadowMountPlus personally.

Adam512 · May 20, 2026

Theone5000 said:
You need to run the payload when you reboot your system. So if you have one tropy registered or 0% on a game you stiil have to always use the payload.

I understand. The readme says it's local and we shouldn't try to sync it with PSN.

solitaire4eva said:
yeah I remember hearing something about keys in 3.0. I remember a dev saying dont uodate to 4.

Now that I think about it, I saw that zacexo (or something like that name) was recently looking for a console with fw 2.50 and lower but wrote that even a console with fw 3 is fine... from that one can conclude that there really could be something interesting for fw 2/3...

I wonder what exactly "keys exploit" is and if it has any advantage

from the name I imagine it could be something with keys... but developer can publish keys for higher fw if he wants.

ThePSGuy · May 20, 2026

littlemisskittn said:
I believe so as I load kstuff lite with ShadowMountPlus personally.

Thanks for the feedback, that’s also how I heard most people are doing but is that really necessary if the sole purpose is to run backups?

I mean, what would happen if you try to run a backup while only loading the ShadowMountPlus payload? Would that even work?

HS2005 · May 20, 2026

Adam512 said:
I understand. The readme says it's local and we shouldn't try to sync it with PSN.

Yeah that's also what the debug messages say. But you can use it with your original account if you want.
For some FW's however they can't use that. Only offline and with a second account. Mostly people that have the 4.xx FW's. So the message is prob. because of that reason. One message to rule them all.

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2026

ThePSGuy said:
Thanks for the feedback, that’s also how I heard most people are doing but is that really necessary if the sole purpose is to run backups?

I mean, what would happen if you try to run a backup while only loading the ShadowMountPlus payload? Would that even work?

Uhh... ShadowMountPlus requires Kstuff (or Kstuff-lite) to function. It relies on Kstuff to apply the necessary kernel patches so that you can launch game dumps and backups. ShadowMountPlus has built-in Kstuff lifecycle management, including features to automatically pause Kstuff during gameplay.

Looky, looky here: https://github.com/drakmor/ShadowMountPlus

You can let them work together by editing the config.ini. That's what I did with phu_overlay.

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2026

littlemisskittn said:
I believe so as I load kstuff lite with ShadowMountPlus personally.

Indeed. You can use the regular kstuff so kstuff 1.6.7. or kstuff lite if you want.

BobaFett_UK · May 20, 2026

Some strange behaviour on my 9.20 console... Or maybe it's normal.. Running 2.6b and dump runner 1.02 and Hombrew. Launcher compiled beginning of Jan. Tried Pragmata, which ran with backport (bestpig) but the strange behaviour was that the launcher did not create the game icon but ran the game with the launcher open. When i closed the game using switcher i only saw the ppsa title and no game icon was left on the dashboard. The same happended with Saros and Resident Evil... So is this a feautre of these higher firmware games causing this behaviour?

ThePSGuy · May 20, 2026

Theone5000 said:
Uhh... ShadowMountPlus requires Kstuff (or Kstuff-lite) to function. It relies on Kstuff to apply the necessary kernel patches so that you can launch game dumps and backups. ShadowMountPlus has built-in Kstuff lifecycle management, including features to automatically pause Kstuff during gameplay.

Looky, looky here: https://github.com/drakmor/ShadowMountPlus

You can let them work together by editing the config.ini. That's what I did with phu_overlay.

Post automatically merged: May 20, 2026

Indeed. You can use the regular kstuff so kstuff 1.6.7. or kstuff lite if you want.

Big thanks for the clarification, I knew it sounded weird so I probably misread the « integration features » for a full on replacement.

About the config.ini part of your reply, aren’t the BackPork and kstuff-lite (auto pausing, crash monitoring, etc) integration already enabled by default out of the box? Or do you have to enable them manually by editing the config file?

HS2005 · May 20, 2026

ThePSGuy said:
Big thanks for the clarification, I knew it sounded weird so I probably misread the « integration features » for a full on replacement.

About the config.ini part of your reply, aren’t the BackPork and kstuff-lite (auto pausing, crash monitoring, etc) integration already enabled by default out of the box? Or do you have to enable them manually by editing the config file?

Both auto. But it depends on what game you have what loads. For example: if you have an exfact that contains the backport you are good to go. It will autoload the backport on loading the game.

Schweino · May 20, 2026

Anyone else got this Trojan warning from Windows about NetCat GUI 1.3??

Blythe93 · May 21, 2026

Schweino said:
Anyone else got this Trojan warning from Windows about NetCat GUI 1.3??

View attachment 574045

Is that the one from Modded Warfare's videos? If so, I do remember getting a warning from Windows but I'm not sure if it was Trojan.

iguanoPT · May 21, 2026

BobaFett_UK said:
Some strange behaviour on my 9.20 console... Or maybe it's normal.. Running 2.6b and dump runner 1.02 and Hombrew. Launcher compiled beginning of Jan. Tried Pragmata, which ran with backport (bestpig) but the strange behaviour was that the launcher did not create the game icon but ran the game with the launcher open. When i closed the game using switcher i only saw the ppsa title and no game icon was left on the dashboard. The same happended with Saros and Resident Evil... So is this a feautre of these higher firmware games causing this behaviour?

Firm 7.61. I use etahen 2.5b and Dump installer 1.01b and RE Requiem and Pragmata both have the icon "installed" on the dashboard just fine.

I have some sound problems on RE, but it seems to be due to oink oink

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